May 15, 2013
CITIES WERE A MISTAKE:
Want To Be Happy? Live Near A Park : New research finds that the effect of green space on personal well-being is more than you might guess. (Ben Schiller, 5/14/13, Co.exist)
As urban planners debate the merits of, say, a new shopping center versus maintaining the local park, they might consider this: over time, parks--and other green spaces--make people feel better about themselves.Or, at least, that is the takeaway from a long-term study of 12,000 people in the U.K. Researchers at the University of Exeter used survey data measuring both life satisfaction and mental distress, then matched that to a map ranking 32,482 areas for their greenness. They found that people living in greener areas were consistently more satisfied, and experienced less distress.
The best thing we could do for those who live in inner cities is to give them housing/houses in the suburbs. It's only human.
City centers are appropriate for workplaces, entertainment, and childless hipsters.
Posted by Orrin Judd at May 15, 2013 11:45 AM
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